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Warnia coat of arms

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Warnia
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Battle cryBorowa, Warnawa, Warnia
Alternative namesCancer, Rak, Warnawa, Warna
Earliest mention1413
Townsnone
Families31 names altogether: Baraniec, Bądkowski, Bątkowski, Boszkowski, Brachowski, Burkat, Bużkiewicz, Czymbajewicz, Ćwirko, Damiecki, Gnoinicki, Gnoiński, Gnojnicki, Godycki, Lekczycki, Leksicki, Leksycki, Lekszycki, Łekszycki, Łększycki, Nosal, Nosala, Palewski, Płaza, Pstroski, Racki, Raczek, Rak, Rapacki, Turski, Zarzecki, Żołnierowski

Warnia is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

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Blazon

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Notable bearers

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Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

  • Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Bohemian general.
  • Ćwirko-Godycki Michał (1901–1980), Polish anthropologist. Professor at the Adam Mickiewicz University and the academy of physical education in Poznań. Author of many academic works.[citation needed]

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Andrzej Kulikowski: Wielki herbarz rodów polskich. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2005, s. 356. ISBN 83-7391-523-0.